Articles tagged under: disaster aid

Navigating the Impact of Mother Nature

Published May 22, 2022

Farm Service Agency Administrator Zach Ducheanaux is getting feedback from farmers on the Emergency Relief Program announced last week. "The sentiment in the field is ERP will be a good deal, but the challenge of weather-related adversity persists. In some…
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RMA Unlikely to Adjust Final Planting Dates

Published May 20, 2022

North Dakota farm leaders addressed the extremely wet conditions and late planting season in Friday's roundtable discussion. Suggestions included changes for prevent plant regulations, opening up Conservation Reserve Program land earlier and adjusting planting dates. North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Doug…
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USDA Unveils More Details About the Emergency Relief Program

Published May 16, 2022

Crop farmers experiencing natural disaster events in 2020 and 2021 will soon start receiving WHIP+ program payments. The USDA unveiled more details about the Emergency Relief Program this morning. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack told the Red River Farm Network earlier…
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Livestock Disaster Payments to Be Distributed This Week

Published March 31, 2022

Livestock producers awaiting the first phase of disaster aid should start receiving that money this week. The USDA’s Farm Service Agency created a new program called the Emergency Livestock Relief Program with $750 million Congress allocated for livestock disaster aid…
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Policy Bills are the Priority

Published March 21, 2022

Any policy bill that isn’t heard by Friday is dead for the rest of the year in the state legislative session. According to Agricultural Lobbyist Bruce Kleven, an effort to get year-round E15 is coming up against Friday’s deadline. "The…
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Under Secretary Bonnie Meets with House Ag Subcommittee

Published February 10, 2022

USDA Under Secretary of Farm Production and Conservation Robert Bonnie met with the House Ag Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management on Tuesday. Bonnie answered questions on crop insurance, farm programs and disaster aid. Minnesota Congresswoman Angie Craig…
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